As we were riding through Hollis Oklahoma, we noticed there was a farmer that also had some spare time on his hands. Grammie just couldn't hold back the urge to be friendly.
It wasn't any more than 15 miles later, we were now in Texas, and there were a lot of cattle in pens just standing around wondering what to do with their free time.
Tom noticed that the road signs looked a little bit strange so we pulled over for a closer look. That morning, we had decided not to go straight west to Amarillo because there was freezing rain expected in the forecast. We cancelled that reservation and made in at Cannon AFB, just over the border into Texas. The freezing rain had already been through and the temperature was just above freezing and the roads were not slippery.
What ever happened to Billy the Kid. Billy, AKA William Bonney was an Old West outlaw who had killed 8 men before he was finally shot by the Sheriff Garrett.....or at least that is one of the stories going around.
Things you didn't know about Billy the Kid. Link--- Billy the Kid History
Someone with a sense of humor left a couple of live ammo on his tombstone.
Before Billy was 21, he became history.
While in the Fort Sumner Cemetery, we noticed another tombstone. Lucien Maxwell was at one time, the largest land holder in the US. Who knew. If you knock on peoples doors, or read tombstones, you learn something.
Where's Grammie...she's always making friends.
To finish the days ride, we ended up at Kirtland AFB. The final few miles were through the Sandia mountains. If you were looking ahead, would you be looking at clouds, or fog.
If someone told you that you were about 6000 feet up, would that change your answer?
Thanks for keeping an eye out for Grammie.
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